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Because there is no light in the deep sea, the sub Alvin is equipped with 12 lights to illuminate the ocean bottom. In this virtual tour of a hydrothermal vent site, you can try your hand at piloting the sub! What organisms can you find on the seafloor? When you're ready to "take the plunge,"

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The Pompeii Worm
Microbes
The Vent Crab
Tubeworms

Take a 3-D look at a Pompeii Worm.
Life in the Abyss
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Dr. Eric Womack
On Assignment Hepsi Zsoldos
Check in with Hepsi Zsoldos and Jennifer Constanza as they give daily accounts of teh expedition.
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What's it feel like when you're descending in the submersible Alvin?
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